Miso soup is the linchpin of teishoku, a classic Japanese meal format that involves rice, miso soup, pickles and three side dishes. With the addition of mushrooms to the soup, this dish becomes a home-style meal in its own right. Plus, it only takes 15 minutes to make, making it an excellent midweek dinner.
Drink suggestion Amanoto Tenkuro Junmai Genshu, Akita prefecture.
Ingredients
Method
1.Combine dashi powder with 1.5 litres water in a saucepan over high heat. Bring to the boil, reduce temperature to medium and simmer for 4 minutes. Whisk in miso until dissolved.
2.Add wakame, ginger, lemon peel and mushrooms. Simmer for 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
3.To serve, divide tofu among four bowls. Ladle 1½ cups miso soup over tofu. Sprinkle with reserved enoki mushrooms tips, spring onion, furikake, tatsoi and shiso. Serve immediately.
Furikake is a Japanese seasoning that contains roasted sesame seeds, nori, bonito flakes, salt and sugar. It can also contain egg, shiso, wasabi, powdered miso, freeze-dried salmon, cod roe, and controversially, MSG. It is available from Japanese grocers and select supermarkets.
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